Photo of Richard Howard, a fellow poet, "poetry reviewer and editor with an ornate prose style and caustic wit...Social and generous, with a healthy measure of amour propre." Howard was the dedicatee of "Lost in Translation."
Richard & Charlee Wilbur, Merrill's Key West neighbors. Richard Wilbur was a fellow Amherst grad and accomplished poet, as well as a longtime friend and supporter of Merrill's work. Charlee Wilbur played matchmaker with Merrill and Peter Hooten.…